by NRB | 19 Dec 2023 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
Which of our reviews did you enjoy the most in 2023? We’ve checked the stats and the results are in: here are our top 10 reviews of the year. Is your favourite among them? Or one of your favourite books? Or just a few things you’d like to add to your TBR...
by NRB | 21 Mar 2023 | Fiction |
The new novel from the author of The Electric Hotel uncovers wartime secrets in an Italian village. Hugh Fraser is an American academic whose Italian mother, Hazel, used to take him to her home village in Italy for their summer holidays. He has fond memories of...
by NRB | 8 Oct 2020 | Fiction |
The ARA Historical Novel Prize is a new prize specifically for historical fiction by Australian and New Zealand writers. Initiated by the Historical Novel Association of Australasia and administered by the New England Writers Centre, it has been made possible by...
by NRB | 16 Jul 2019 | Fiction |
The early years of cinema in Paris and US infuse this new novel from the Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. Dominic Smith loves historical settings. His previous book, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, featured a fictional 17th-century...
EMILY TSOKOS PURTILL Matia. Reviewed by Ann Skea22 October 2024Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel ranges across continents to tell the stories [ … ]
STEVEN HAMILTON and RICHARD HOLDEN Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck17 October 2024Australia’s Covid response may have had problems, but Steven Hamilton and [ … ]
ELIZABETH STROUT Tell Me Everything. Reviewed by Michael Jongen15 October 2024Pulitzer-winner Elizabeth Strout explores themes of isolation and connection in [ … ]
HARRIET CONSTABLE The Instrumentalist. Reviewed by Ann Skea10 October 2024Harriet Constable’s debut novel takes inspiration from a real-life Venetian [ … ]